[36] Earthworm, Ronald Tuhin D’Rozario

Underneath the roof of the mouth,
Earthworm–
Half awake. Half asleep. Half poached.
In the half of the other half
An orange peel,
A cartography of an umbrella.
Tongue–
Drawing rivers over its lips
Words. And nouns. And semi-solid phrases
Drown in a spit of salt.